How Do You Receive CHF (Swiss Franc) Payments in India in 2026?

The table ranks platforms with full published pricing for CHF by the INR received on CHF 5,000, then lists other business platforms that accept CHF, unranked. Fees were checked on 30 Sept 2026 or later.

The real CHF to INR rate is the mid-market rate, the midpoint between buying and selling prices. Bank TT buying rates, card rates and platform rates sit below it, and the gap is a cost to you. For example, at an example mid-market rate of ₹116 per franc, receiving ₹114.30 per franc on CHF 1,000 costs ₹1,700.

Today's rate, its history and every platform's payout are on the CHF to INR rate page.

Each row applies the platform's published fee, FX markup and 18% GST on the fee to the mid-market rate of ₹115.96 per CHF for 3 Nov 2026.

Yes, you can hold CHF in India in an EEFC account with an AD bank. Any person resident in India can open one under FEMA 10(R), and professionals can credit consultancy and similar fees. The account pays no interest. Check that your bank offers Swiss franc EEFC balances, or convert on receipt.

• Credits: Up to 100 percent of foreign exchange earnings received through the banking channel can go in, and card receipts reimbursed in foreign exchange count as banking channel receipts under Schedule I of FEMA 10(R).
• Conversion: The Master Direction on Deposits and Accounts says a calendar month's accruals should be converted to rupees by the end of the next month, after adjusting for approved uses or forward commitments. Check how your AD bank applies this.
• Interest: The EEFC account is non-interest bearing, and banks may not lend against the balance, as set out in the Master Direction.
• Currency: Banks choose which currencies they hold in EEFC accounts. Ask your AD bank whether it keeps CHF balances, since some banks convert less common currencies into USD or another major currency.

• Spot: Convert francs at the rate on the day they arrive. It is simple, and you accept whatever rate the market gives that day.
• Forward contract: Fix a CHF to INR rate today for a future date. Under RBI's hedging directions, AD banks can offer forwards to retail users and allow hedging of contracted exposure up to USD 100 million equivalent without first proving it, though a real exposure must exist. See forward contracts for exporters.
• Limit order: Ask your bank or provider to convert automatically when CHF to INR reaches a rate you set. Availability and minimum amounts vary, so confirm before relying on it.
• Natural hedge: Pay Swiss franc costs, such as software subscriptions or travel booked in CHF, from EEFC balances so that part of your income is never converted. Payments outside India for permitted current account transactions are allowed debits under FEMA 10(R).

Receiving CHF for exports in India follows the same FEMA rules as any other currency. From 1 October 2026, service exporters file an EDF within 30 days of the end of the invoice month and realise proceeds within nine months under the FEMA 2026 Regulations. Your AD bank reports each receipt with a purpose code.

• EDF: Regulation 3(2) of the FEMA (Export and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2026 requires an EDF for services, and one EDF can cover a month's invoices. A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 20 supersedes the SOFTEX circulars from 1 October 2026. See the EDF guide.
• Realisation: Export proceeds must be realised within nine months of the invoice date for services, or twelve months if invoiced or settled in INR, as amended on 22 September 2026. Your AD bank can extend this on request.
• EDPMS: Invoices up to ₹10 lakh can be closed in EDPMS on your declaration of realisation, under Regulation 4(2) of the 2026 Regulations.
• Purpose code: Banks report receipts under FETERS using RBI's purpose code list. The code depends on the service provided, and the currency does not change it. FIRA is not a term defined in FEMA; banks issue an inward remittance advice or certificate. See what FIRA means.
• GST: Payment in convertible foreign exchange such as CHF is one condition of export of services under IGST Act section 2(6). A Letter of Undertaking under Rule 96A lets you export without paying IGST.

Rules and rails are linked to official sources below with the dates they were checked. Platform figures come from each platform's own pages, checked on 30 Sept 2026 or later, and RBI authorisation was checked against RBI's published list. Rates are XE live mid-market rates, dated 3 Nov 2026. The method is on the methodology page.

1. Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2026, Notification No. FEMA 23(R)/2026-RB (as amended), Reg 1(2) in force 1 Oct 2026; Reg 3(2) EDF for services within 30 days from end of invoice month, single EDF per month; Reg 4(2) EDPMS closure up to Rs 10 lakh on declaration; Reg 5 nine months, twelve if invoiced/settled in INR, AD may extend (checked 8 Oct 2026)
2. Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, Notification No. FEMA 23(R)/(1)/2026-RB (22 September 2026), Regulation 5(1): 'nine months' substituted for 'fifteen months' in clauses (a) and (b); 'twelve months' substituted for 'eighteen months' in the first proviso; in force 1 October 2026 (checked 8 Oct 2026)
3. RBI A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 20, RBI/2025-26/194: Export and Import of Goods and Services (16 January 2026), Para 4: Master Directions and circulars in Annex (including SOFTEX circulars) superseded from 1 October 2026 (checked 8 Oct 2026)
4. Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a person resident in India) Regulations, 2015, Notification No. FEMA 10(R)/2015-RB, Regulation 4(A); Schedule I paras 1(1), 1(2), 3(i) and 4(i): EEFC credits, card receipts as banking channel, permitted debits, rupee withdrawal cannot be re-credited (checked 8 Oct 2026)
5. RBI Master Direction - Deposits and Accounts, Para 3.1 items 4, 6 and 7: non-interest bearing; monthly accruals converted by end of succeeding month after approved uses or forward commitments; no credit facilities against balances (checked 8 Oct 2026)
6. Foreign Exchange Management (Manner of Receipt and Payment) Regulations, 2023, Notification No. FEMA 14(R)/2023-RB, Regulation 3(1)(I)(a)(iii): countries other than ACU members, in Indian Rupees or in any foreign currency (checked 8 Oct 2026)
7. RBI Master Direction on Regulation of Payment Aggregator (PA), Para 11(d) maximum Rs 25 lakh per transaction for PA-CB; para 11(h) documents for EDPMS closure (checked 8 Oct 2026)
8. RBI circular: Guidelines to facilitate faster cross-border inward payments, RBI/2026-27/08 (9 April 2026), Para 3: banks shall endeavour to credit inward payments received during forex market hours within the same business day; para 4: effective six months from 9 April 2026, that is from 9 October 2026 (checked 8 Oct 2026)
9. RBI A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 84: Compilation of R-Returns, reporting under FETERS (29 February 2012), Para 3 and annexed purpose code list; P0802 Software consultancy/implementation (other than those covered in SOFTEX form); P0807 Off site software exports (checked 8 Oct 2026)
10. RBI A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 13, RBI/2023-24/108: Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings, Hedging of foreign exchange risk (5 January 2024), Annex I: retail users may be offered foreign exchange forwards; contracted exposure up to USD 100 million equivalent without establishing underlying exposure; effective 5 April 2024 (checked 8 Oct 2026)
11. Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, section 2 (CBIC tax information portal), Section 2(6)(iv): payment received in convertible foreign exchange or in Indian rupees wherever permitted by RBI (checked 8 Oct 2026)
12. Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, Rule 96A (CBIC tax information portal), Rule 96A(1): bond or Letter of Undertaking in FORM GST RFD-11 for export without payment of integrated tax (checked 8 Oct 2026)
13. SIX: SIC System, Swiss franc payments, Every transaction in Swiss francs runs through SIC, monitored by the Swiss National Bank; with an instant payment the paying party can transfer money to another bank customer account in Switzerland within 10 seconds, day, night, weekends or holidays. (checked 8 Oct 2026)
14. SIX: IBAN, Payment Standards for Switzerland and Liechtenstein, 'Participation in the SIC system is a prerequisite for financial institutions that wish to issue IBANs for their customer accounts.' 'IBANs for customers in Switzerland and Liechtenstein are created and issued exclusively by their account-holding banks.' 'For payments with a structured QR reference, the invoice issuer must specify the QR-IBAN as the credit account.' 'The QR-IBAN corresponds to the formal structure of the Swiss or Liechtenstein IBAN.' (checked 8 Oct 2026)
15. European Central Bank: Euro foreign exchange reference rates, Reference rates for information only; on 7 October 2026 EUR/CHF 0.9309 and EUR/INR 108.1165, implying about INR 116.1 per CHF (basis for the example rate) (checked 8 Oct 2026)
16. Skydo homepage (pricing and fee calculator), Know what you pay; calculator showing GST 18% of transaction fee (checked 6 Oct 2026)
17. Razorpay MoneySaver Export Account (International Bank Transfers) pricing, Standard Plan: 0% FX markup, 1% fee, FlashLinks 2%, GST applicable, flat fee of INR 1,000 on transactions below INR 1,00,000, setup and AMC INR 0 (checked 6 Oct 2026)
18. Stripe India pricing, International cards with USD/other currency presentment 4.3% + 2% if currency conversion is required; Mastercard and Visa cards issued outside India 3% + 2%; American Express outside India 3.5% + 2%; dispute received INR 1,000.00 (checked 7 Oct 2026)
19. HDFC Bank: Remittance Services Fees & Charges, Inward Remittance Charge: No Charge; FIRC Charge for Inward Remittance & FCY Cheque Collection INR 200 per FIRC; GST slabs on amount of currency exchanged (checked 6 Oct 2026)
20. Kotak Everyday Savings Account fees and charges, Foreign Inward Remittance certificate (Branch Request) INR 100/Request; GST on Foreign Currency Conversion; fees exclusive of GST (checked 6 Oct 2026)
21. PayPal India Merchant Fees, Receiving international transactions; Currency Conversions (3.0% converting balance and payments received; 4.00% all other cases); Withdrawals Out of PayPal; Dispute Fees; Other Fees (Last Updated 28 March 2024) (checked 6 Oct 2026)
22. Airwallex Help: Eligible Countries and Territories, INDIA IN - AWX Legal Entity SINGAPORE (checked 7 Oct 2026)
23. Axis Bank: Inward Remittances (Business Banking) (checked 6 Oct 2026)